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brap2 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 01, 2025 9:46 pm 5th highest xg against in the league.

He's at the scene of the crime again and again. It's nothing we don't know about him.

Glad he's managed to play to the level he's played at, can't wait to see him go.

Dreadful sign for Jake imo as well. Must be a bang bang average CB if you can't get in past Mick Keane in 2025.

Think that's more due to the lack of a RB than his ability at CB to me.

Blueomar wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:17 pm Think that's more due to the lack of a RB than his ability at CB to me.

Wouldn't be playing branthwaite RB

Been our best defender this season. Seems a bit silly blaming our best defender for the xg against

@TheRam Haven't you mentioned before about Moyes' dreadful xGA stats at West Ham?

Maybe it's a system thing more than a Keane thing.

Branthwaite miles better like.

Shogun wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:48 pm @TheRam Haven't you mentioned before about Moyes' dreadful xGA stats at West Ham?

Maybe it's a system thing more than a Keane thing.

Branthwaite miles better like.

Yeah, West Ham conceded something like 75 goals in his last season there.

Took some hammerings at home as well.

777Kidnappings wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:45 pm Been our best defender this season. Seems a bit silly blaming our best defender for the xg against

Has he though?

And you're discounting the things that impact the team and the defence in general whenever he plays - we're unable to get out of our box, he drags the entire defensive line backwards, and when he does step up he's beaten on the turn.

He's been the same since we signed him. Gets good reviews for hammering home chances and putting his head on stuff in the box, as he very well should, but the reality is he is very poor and a big part of why we are crap.

https://fbref.com/en/players/c5b7c315/Michael-Keane

https://fbref.com/en/players/15ea812b/James-Tarkowski

Tarkowski comes across as a lot better when looking at the numbers.

I’d say Keane has been better than him like but it does show how there really isn’t much difference between the two other than Keanes goal threat.

TheRam wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 3:34 pm https://fbref.com/en/players/c5b7c315/Michael-Keane

https://fbref.com/en/players/15ea812b/James-Tarkowski

Tarkowski comes across as a lot better when looking at the numbers.

I’d say Keane has been better than him like but it does show how there really isn’t much difference between the two other than Keanes goal threat.

Think tawkowski has been very lucky in that hes made a lot of big mistakes that didnt lead to goals.

777Kidnappings wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:45 pm Been our best defender this season. Seems a bit silly blaming our best defender for the xg against

Especially given the xG against vs goals conceded is top 5.